Ayathan School
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| Dr. Ayathan Gopalan Memorial English Medium High School ഡോക്ടർ അയ്യത്താൻ ഗോപാലൻ മെമ്മോറിയൽ ഇംഗ്ലീഷ് മീഡിയം ഹൈസ്കൂൾ | |
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| Location | |
Kozhikode , Kerala , 673004 India | |
| Information | |
| Other name | Samaj School |
| Mottoes | Love & Serve |
| Patron saint(s) | The Calicut Brahmosamaj Trust, Malabar |
| Established | 1966 |
Dr. Ayathan Gopalan Memorial English Medium High School Popularly known as "Ayathan School" is a high school located at Chinthavalap, Jail road in the heart of the city of Kozhikode, Kerala. The school was established in memory of Ayyathan Gopalan[1], a leader of the Kerala reformation movement. Ayathan School is the only remaining school in Kerala which is run under the patronage of Calicut Brahmosamaj[2] and in its premises.
History:[edit]
Ayyathan Gopalan[3] established the first branch of Brahmo Samaj[4] at Chinthavalap, Jail road, Calicut (now Kozhikode) in the year 1898 January 17th, in the land donated by Kallingal Madathil Rarichan Moopan who was a wealthy landlord during those times. To conduct Samaj's meetings and prayers, a separate brahmomandir (lit. "hall")— was opened to the public on 1 October 1900. The brahmomandir was inaugurated by Mana Vikraman Ettan Thampuran, the Zamorin King of Calicut. After the death of Ayathan Gopalan in the year 1948, and the emergence of political parties post-independence, the activities of Brahmosamaj came to a decline. The BrahmoMandir, The Calicut Brahmosamaj and its land was registered under the trust deed named as "THE CALICUT BRAHMOSAMAJ, MALABAR" which included Ayathan Gopalan his wife Kausallya and his five children, grandchildren and their successors and also the followers of Brahmosamaj. In the 1950s and 1960s, Ram Mohan Cultural Centre was set up under the Kozhikode district Brahmosamaj[5]. A large library and a play school were run under it. Under the patronage of Calicut Brahmosamaj trust, Malabar a kindergarten started in 1965 with 15 children. In 1966 it was raised as a full-fledged L.P. School and named it as "Brahmosamaj school". Among locals, it was called "Samaj School". In 1969 U.P. School was approved and the trustees renamed it as Dr. Ayathan Gopalan Memorial School. In 1999, it was recognized as a high school by the government. It still functions in the premises of Calicut Brahmosamaj, and is the only existing school in Kerala which run under Brahmosamaj trust and in its building. The first headmistress of this school was Annie Gopalan and Manager was Balagopalan who was a freedom fighter and a preceptor to the literary culture in Kozhikode.
Description[edit]
This school is situated on land owned by the Calicut Brahmosamaj Trust at 73 cents in Chinthavalap, Kozhikode. It is located near the district jail (Kasaba) and Palayam opposite to Aswini diagnostic services and Kalyan Kendra. 25 teaching staff and 7 non-teaching staff work here. The Calicut Brahmosamaj trust manages the school's day to day activities. "Love & Serve" is the motto of this school and logo bears the image of Ayyathan Gopalan[6].
Bibliography[edit]
- Authoritative biography of Dr. Ayathan Gopalan "Appan, Oru Ormapusthakam" in Malayalam, author Ayathan Alok
- Authenticate biography book of Dr. Ayathan Gopalan in English "Darsar, The Untold Story of an Unsung Hero" author Ayathan Alok
- Memoir of Ayathan Gopalan by Mathrubhumi books
- K.K.N.Kurup books on historical persons of Malabar.
References[edit]
- ↑ Ayathan Alok (2021). Appan, Oru Ormapusthakam. Notion Press. ISBN 9781685863418. Search this book on
- ↑ Brahmo Samaj and the Making of Modern India, David Kopf, publ. 1979 Princeton University Press (USA). PRINCETON INIVERSITY PRESS. 1979. Search this book on
- ↑ Ayathan Alok (2021). Appan, Oru Ormapusthakam. Notion Press. ISBN 9781685863418. Search this book on
- ↑ Killingley, Dermot (27 June 2019). "Rammohun Roy and the Bengal Renaissance". The Oxford History of Hinduism: Modern Hinduism. Oxford University Press. pp. 36–53. doi:10.1093/oso/9780198790839.003.0003. ISBN 9780198790839. Search this book on
- ↑ Ram mohan roy raja. b.r. publisher corp. 1996. ISBN 8170188989. Search this book on
- ↑ Ayathan Alok (2021). Appan, Oru Ormapusthakam. Notion Press. ISBN 9781685863418. Search this book on
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